Synthetic approach to 4a-methyltetrahydrofluorene-type diterpenoids via an aromatic oxidation of phenol derivatives

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 3385-3402

  Chen, Wuhong ^a   Kobayashi, Koichi ^a   Takahashi, Kazunori ^a   Honda, Toshio ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

4a methyltetrahydrofluorene skeleton; Aromatic oxidation; dichroanone; diterpenoid; hypervalent iodine reagent

Indexed keywords

2,6 DIMETHYLBENZOIC ACID; 5 BROMO 1 ISOPROPENYL 2,3 DIMETHOXYBENZENE; ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; BENZENE; BROMINE; DIISOBUTYLALUMINUM HYDRIDE; DITERPENOID; GRIGNARD REAGENT; HEXAFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; IODINE; IODOBENZENE DIACETATE; MANGANESE DIOXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENOLIC ESTER; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; PYRIDINIUM DICHROMATE; REAGENT; SILANE DERIVATIVE; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM FLUORIDE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DEPROTECTION REACTION; DIASTEREOISOMER; MOLECULAR MODEL; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79960901614     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.518274     Document Type: Article

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